Front End Developer at Bensons for Beds

Hyndburn, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Jun, 26

Salary

35000.0

Posted On

19 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Responsive Components, Design Systems, A/B Tests, Telemetry Hooks, Cross-browser Issues, Semantic HTML, ES6+, Build Pipelines, Git, Performance Optimisation, WCAG, SEO

Industry

Retail

Description

Join our product and web teams as a Front End Developer, helping to design and build fast, accessible and engaging customer‑facing experiences across our e‑commerce and content platforms. You’ll work closely with UX, design, back‑end engineers and commercial colleagues to turn ideas into robust, user‑centred interfaces. Full training and support will be provided so you can quickly become familiar with our systems, patterns and ways of working, and make an immediate contribution. Day‑to‑day you’ll be hands‑on writing clean, maintainable HTML, CSS and JavaScript, building responsive components and pages that perform well across devices and assistive technologies. You’ll collaborate on design systems and component libraries, implement A/B tests and telemetry hooks, and troubleshoot cross‑browser issues. Pragmatic engineering, attention to detail and a willingness to pair with colleagues to solve problems will be important to keep our site fast, accessible and conversion‑focused. We operate across peak trading periods which include evenings and weekends to support campaign launches and promotions, so flexibility to contribute during these windows will be required. We value healthy work–life balance and aim to be fair with working patterns where possible, while recognising the need to support the business during key trading moments. What we’re dreaming of seeing: We’re looking for a Front End Developer who is customer obsessed, quality driven and pragmatic. You should be able to translate designs into performant, accessible code and interpret performance and behavioural data to prioritise improvements. A proactive, collaborative attitude will help you thrive. Ideally you’ll have experience with modern front‑end tooling and frameworks (for example React or similar), solid knowledge of semantic HTML and CSS (including responsive layouts), and competence in JavaScript (ES6+). Familiarity with build pipelines, code versioning (Git), performance optimisation, accessibility best practice (WCAG) and basic SEO is desirable. Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll pair with designers, product owners and back‑end colleagues to deliver to deadlines and trading objectives. The best results come from being yourself… We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. At our company you’ll be encouraged to bring your authentic self to work and contribute to an inclusive culture where everyone is treated with respect. The cool side of the pillow (our benefits): As well as a competitive salary and performance‑related incentives, we offer a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and career development, including: Colleague discount across our product ranges Health and wellbeing support, with access to advice and cashback options* Group Income Protection and Group Life Assurance* Pension scheme provided by Legal & General Learning and development programmes and internal progression opportunities Annual leave: 28 days in year one, increasing with service; annual leave buy & sell scheme (*qualifying periods apply)

Responsibilities

The role involves designing and building fast, accessible, and engaging customer-facing experiences across e-commerce and content platforms by writing clean HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Responsibilities include collaborating with UX, design, and back-end teams to create user-centered interfaces, building responsive components, and implementing telemetry hooks.